New Jersey · 2025 pay · 353 people
How much does a practical nurse make in New Jersey?
$83,595typical pay for full-year practical nurses in 2025
$74,518 – $103,556what most people earned
Counting everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers, typical pay was $73,294. Each employer counts with its latest published year (2024 or 2025). Typical pay rose 2.1% from the same employers' year before.
✓ Official data from NJ Office of Management and Budget · Matches the agency's latest release · nj.gov ↗
Where practical nurses work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Practical Nurse (this page)$83,595
- Senior Practical Nurse$85,231
Highest-paid practical nurses, 2025
- 1Olaniran M IsmailPractical Nurse · Department of Health (Health and Senior Services)$191,480
- 2Sadatu M TaylorPractical Nurse · Department of Health (Health and Senior Services)$166,626
- 3Oluwakemi OhabuiroPractical Nurse · Department of Human Services$166,316
- 4Charles MekobaPractical Nurse · Department of Health (Health and Senior Services)$150,636
- 5Hannah F ShermanPractical Nurse · Department of Health (Health and Senior Services)$148,440
Common questions
How much does a practical nurse make in New Jersey?
Full-year practical nurses were typically paid $83,595 in 2025; most earned between $74,518 and $103,556. Counting all 353 people paid, typical pay was $73,294.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 23.5% of all pay for practical nurses in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Practical Nurse, at any level (for example "Practical Nurse"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this